diff --git a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.h b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.h
index 878b90e6f2..7dbadb1478 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
     {
         static BuildInfo create(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> pgh);
 
-        LinkageType crt_linkage;
-        LinkageType library_linkage;
+        LinkageType::type crt_linkage;
+        LinkageType::type library_linkage;
 
         std::map<BuildPolicies::type, opt_bool_t> policies;
     };
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.h b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.h
index 187ba6d646..082de31d00 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.h
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
+#include <array>
 
 namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
 {
     enum class backing_enum_t
     {
-        UNKNOWN = 0,
+        NULLVALUE = 0,
         EMPTY_PACKAGE,
         DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS
     };
 
     struct type
     {
+        constexpr type() : backing_enum(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE) {}
         constexpr explicit type(backing_enum_t backing_enum) : backing_enum(backing_enum) { }
         constexpr operator backing_enum_t() const { return backing_enum; }
 
@@ -19,17 +21,16 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
         const std::string& cmake_variable() const;
 
     private:
-        type();
         backing_enum_t backing_enum;
     };
 
-    static constexpr int value_count = 3;
-    const std::vector<type>& values();
+    static const std::string ENUM_NAME = "vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies";
 
-
-    static constexpr type UNKNOWN(backing_enum_t::UNKNOWN);
+    static constexpr type NULLVALUE(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE);
     static constexpr type EMPTY_PACKAGE(backing_enum_t::EMPTY_PACKAGE);
     static constexpr type DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS(backing_enum_t::DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS);
 
+    static constexpr std::array<type, 2> values = { EMPTY_PACKAGE, DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS };
+
     type parse(const std::string& s);
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildType.h b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildType.h
index a5cb24f492..31fbb11c90 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildType.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_BuildType.h
@@ -1,45 +1,47 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h"
 #include "PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h"
-#include <vector>
+#include <array>
 #include <regex>
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildType
 {
-    struct BuildType
+    enum class backing_enum_t
     {
-        static BuildType value_of(const ConfigurationType& config, const LinkageType& linkage);
-
-        static const BuildType DEBUG_STATIC;
-        static const BuildType DEBUG_DYNAMIC;
-        static const BuildType RELEASE_STATIC;
-        static const BuildType RELEASE_DYNAMIC;
-
-        static const std::vector<BuildType>& values()
-        {
-            static const std::vector<BuildType> v = { DEBUG_STATIC, DEBUG_DYNAMIC, RELEASE_STATIC, RELEASE_DYNAMIC };
-            return v;
-        }
-
-        BuildType() = delete;
-
-        const ConfigurationType& config() const;
-        const LinkageType& linkage() const;
-        std::regex crt_regex() const;
-        std::string toString() const;
-
-    private:
-        BuildType(const ConfigurationType& config, const LinkageType& linkage, const std::string& crt_regex_as_string)
-            : m_config(config), m_linkage(linkage), m_crt_regex_as_string(crt_regex_as_string)
-        {
-        }
-
-        ConfigurationType m_config;
-        LinkageType m_linkage;
-        std::string m_crt_regex_as_string;
+        DEBUG_STATIC = 1,
+        DEBUG_DYNAMIC,
+        RELEASE_STATIC,
+        RELEASE_DYNAMIC
     };
 
-    bool operator ==(const BuildType& lhs, const BuildType& rhs);
+    struct type
+    {
+        type() = delete;
 
-    bool operator !=(const BuildType& lhs, const BuildType& rhs);
+        constexpr explicit type(const backing_enum_t backing_enum, const ConfigurationType::type config, const LinkageType::type linkage) :
+            backing_enum(backing_enum), m_config(config), m_linkage(linkage) { }
+
+        constexpr operator backing_enum_t() const { return backing_enum; }
+
+        const ConfigurationType::type& config() const;
+        const LinkageType::type& linkage() const;
+        const std::regex& crt_regex() const;
+        const std::string& toString() const;
+
+    private:
+        backing_enum_t backing_enum;
+        ConfigurationType::type m_config;
+        LinkageType::type m_linkage;
+    };
+
+    static const std::string ENUM_NAME = "vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildType";
+
+    static constexpr type DEBUG_STATIC = type(backing_enum_t::DEBUG_STATIC, ConfigurationType::DEBUG, LinkageType::STATIC);
+    static constexpr type DEBUG_DYNAMIC = type(backing_enum_t::DEBUG_DYNAMIC, ConfigurationType::DEBUG, LinkageType::DYNAMIC);
+    static constexpr type RELEASE_STATIC = type(backing_enum_t::RELEASE_STATIC, ConfigurationType::RELEASE, LinkageType::STATIC);
+    static constexpr type RELEASE_DYNAMIC = type(backing_enum_t::RELEASE_DYNAMIC, ConfigurationType::RELEASE, LinkageType::DYNAMIC);
+
+    static constexpr std::array<type, 4> values = { DEBUG_STATIC, DEBUG_DYNAMIC, RELEASE_STATIC, RELEASE_DYNAMIC };
+
+    type value_of(const ConfigurationType::type& config, const LinkageType::type& linkage);
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h
index 55dede921f..7245d2932a 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h
@@ -2,13 +2,32 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::ConfigurationType
 {
-    enum class ConfigurationType
+    enum class backing_enum_t
     {
+        NULLVALUE = 0,
         DEBUG = 1,
         RELEASE = 2
     };
 
-    std::string to_string(const ConfigurationType& conf);
+    struct type
+    {
+        constexpr type() : backing_enum(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE) {}
+        constexpr explicit type(backing_enum_t backing_enum) : backing_enum(backing_enum) { }
+        constexpr operator backing_enum_t() const { return backing_enum; }
+
+        const std::string& toString() const;
+
+    private:
+        backing_enum_t backing_enum;
+    };
+
+    static const std::string ENUM_NAME = "vcpkg::PostBuildLint::ConfigurationType";
+
+    static constexpr type NULLVALUE(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE);
+    static constexpr type DEBUG(backing_enum_t::DEBUG);
+    static constexpr type RELEASE(backing_enum_t::RELEASE);
+
+    static constexpr std::array<type, 2> values = { DEBUG, RELEASE };
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h
index 7cca97639c..0cecc8c9fb 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h
@@ -1,16 +1,34 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::LinkageType
 {
-    enum class LinkageType
+    enum class backing_enum_t
     {
+        NULLVALUE = 0,
         DYNAMIC,
-        STATIC,
-        UNKNOWN
+        STATIC
     };
 
-    LinkageType linkage_type_value_of(const std::string& as_string);
+    struct type
+    {
+        constexpr type() : backing_enum(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE) {}
+        constexpr explicit type(backing_enum_t backing_enum) : backing_enum(backing_enum) { }
+        constexpr operator backing_enum_t() const { return backing_enum; }
 
-    std::string to_string(const LinkageType& build_info);
+        const std::string& toString() const;
+
+    private:
+        backing_enum_t backing_enum;
+    };
+
+    static const std::string ENUM_NAME = "vcpkg::PostBuildLint::LinkageType";
+
+    static constexpr type NULLVALUE(backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE);
+    static constexpr type DYNAMIC(backing_enum_t::DYNAMIC);
+    static constexpr type STATIC(backing_enum_t::STATIC);
+
+    static constexpr std::array<type, 2> values = { DYNAMIC, STATIC };
+
+    type value_of(const std::string& as_string);
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint.cpp
index d952403db5..23f1347cfa 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint.cpp
@@ -500,12 +500,12 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
     struct BuildType_and_file
     {
         fs::path file;
-        BuildType build_type;
+        BuildType::type build_type;
     };
 
-    static lint_status check_crt_linkage_of_libs(const BuildType& expected_build_type, const std::vector<fs::path>& libs, const fs::path dumpbin_exe)
+    static lint_status check_crt_linkage_of_libs(const BuildType::type& expected_build_type, const std::vector<fs::path>& libs, const fs::path dumpbin_exe)
     {
-        std::vector<BuildType> bad_build_types = BuildType::values();
+        std::vector<BuildType::type> bad_build_types(BuildType::values.cbegin(), BuildType::values.cend());
         bad_build_types.erase(std::remove(bad_build_types.begin(), bad_build_types.end(), expected_build_type), bad_build_types.end());
 
         std::vector<BuildType_and_file> libs_with_invalid_crt;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
             System::exit_code_and_output ec_data = System::cmd_execute_and_capture_output(cmd_line);
             Checks::check_exit(ec_data.exit_code == 0, "Running command:\n   %s\n failed", Strings::utf16_to_utf8(cmd_line));
 
-            for (const BuildType& bad_build_type : bad_build_types)
+            for (const BuildType::type& bad_build_type : bad_build_types)
             {
                 if (std::regex_search(ec_data.output.cbegin(), ec_data.output.cend(), bad_build_type.crt_regex()))
                 {
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
 
         switch (build_info.library_linkage)
         {
-            case LinkageType::DYNAMIC:
+            case LinkageType::backing_enum_t::DYNAMIC:
                 {
                     const std::vector<fs::path> debug_dlls = Files::recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(debug_bin_dir, ".dll");
                     const std::vector<fs::path> release_dlls = Files::recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(release_bin_dir, ".dll");
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
                     error_count += check_outdated_crt_linkage_of_dlls(dlls, dumpbin_exe);
                     break;
                 }
-            case LinkageType::STATIC:
+            case LinkageType::backing_enum_t::STATIC:
                 {
                     std::vector<fs::path> dlls;
                     Files::recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(package_dir, ".dll", &dlls);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
                     error_count += check_crt_linkage_of_libs(BuildType::value_of(ConfigurationType::RELEASE, build_info.crt_linkage), release_libs, dumpbin_exe);
                     break;
                 }
-            case LinkageType::UNKNOWN:
+            case LinkageType::backing_enum_t::NULLVALUE:
             default:
                 Checks::unreachable();
         }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.cpp
index 5440850008..7308c9bac0 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
     {
         BuildInfo build_info;
         const std::string crt_linkage_as_string = details::remove_required_field(&pgh, BuildInfoRequiredField::CRT_LINKAGE);
-        build_info.crt_linkage = linkage_type_value_of(crt_linkage_as_string);
-        Checks::check_exit(build_info.crt_linkage != LinkageType::UNKNOWN, "Invalid crt linkage type: [%s]", crt_linkage_as_string);
+        build_info.crt_linkage = LinkageType::value_of(crt_linkage_as_string);
+        Checks::check_exit(build_info.crt_linkage != LinkageType::NULLVALUE, "Invalid crt linkage type: [%s]", crt_linkage_as_string);
 
         const std::string library_linkage_as_string = details::remove_required_field(&pgh, BuildInfoRequiredField::LIBRARY_LINKAGE);
-        build_info.library_linkage = linkage_type_value_of(library_linkage_as_string);
-        Checks::check_exit(build_info.library_linkage != LinkageType::UNKNOWN, "Invalid library linkage type: [%s]", library_linkage_as_string);
+        build_info.library_linkage = LinkageType::value_of(library_linkage_as_string);
+        Checks::check_exit(build_info.library_linkage != LinkageType::NULLVALUE, "Invalid library linkage type: [%s]", library_linkage_as_string);
 
         // The remaining entries are policies
         for (const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>::value_type& p : pgh)
         {
             const BuildPolicies::type policy = BuildPolicies::parse(p.first);
-            Checks::check_exit(policy != BuildPolicies::UNKNOWN, "Unknown policy found: %s", p.first);
+            Checks::check_exit(policy != BuildPolicies::NULLVALUE, "Unknown policy found: %s", p.first);
             const opt_bool_t status = opt_bool::parse(p.second);
             build_info.policies.emplace(policy, status);
         }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.cpp
index 4e5ac3ceae..53dfcf95a3 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "PostBuildLint_BuildPolicies.h"
-#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Enums.h"
 
 namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
 {
-    static const std::string NAME_UNKNOWN = "PolicyUnknown";
+    static const std::string NULLVALUE_STRING = Enums::nullvalue_toString(ENUM_NAME);
+
     static const std::string NAME_EMPTY_PACKAGE = "PolicyEmptyPackage";
     static const std::string NAME_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS = "PolicyDLLsWithoutLIBs";
 
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
                 return NAME_EMPTY_PACKAGE;
             case DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS:
                 return NAME_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS;
-            case UNKNOWN:
-                return NAME_UNKNOWN;
+            case NULLVALUE:
+                return NULLVALUE_STRING;
             default:
-                Checks::unreachable();
+                Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,21 +35,13 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
                 return CMAKE_VARIABLE_EMPTY_PACKAGE;
             case DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS:
                 return CMAKE_VARIABLE_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS;
-            case UNKNOWN:
-                Checks::exit_with_message("No CMake command corresponds to UNKNOWN");
+            case NULLVALUE:
+                Enums::nullvalue_used(ENUM_NAME);
             default:
-                Checks::unreachable();
+                Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
         }
     }
 
-    type::type(): backing_enum(backing_enum_t::UNKNOWN) {}
-
-    const std::vector<type>& values()
-    {
-        static const std::vector<type>& v = {UNKNOWN, EMPTY_PACKAGE, DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS};
-        return v;
-    }
-
     type parse(const std::string& s)
     {
         if (s == NAME_EMPTY_PACKAGE)
@@ -61,6 +54,6 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildPolicies
             return BuildPolicies::DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS;
         }
 
-        return BuildPolicies::UNKNOWN;
+        return BuildPolicies::NULLVALUE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildType.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildType.cpp
index b4e199aee4..f2fb292d75 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildType.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_BuildType.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "PostBuildLint_BuildType.h"
-#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Enums.h"
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::BuildType
 {
-    const BuildType BuildType::DEBUG_STATIC = BuildType(ConfigurationType::DEBUG, LinkageType::STATIC, R"(/DEFAULTLIB:LIBCMTD)");
-    const BuildType BuildType::DEBUG_DYNAMIC = BuildType(ConfigurationType::DEBUG, LinkageType::DYNAMIC, R"(/DEFAULTLIB:MSVCRTD)");
-    const BuildType BuildType::RELEASE_STATIC = BuildType(ConfigurationType::RELEASE, LinkageType::STATIC, R"(/DEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT[^D])");
-    const BuildType BuildType::RELEASE_DYNAMIC = BuildType(ConfigurationType::RELEASE, LinkageType::DYNAMIC, R"(/DEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT[^D])");
-
-    BuildType BuildType::value_of(const ConfigurationType& config, const LinkageType& linkage)
+    type value_of(const ConfigurationType::type& config, const LinkageType::type& linkage)
     {
         if (config == ConfigurationType::DEBUG && linkage == LinkageType::STATIC)
         {
@@ -31,38 +26,60 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
             return RELEASE_DYNAMIC;
         }
 
-        Checks::unreachable();
+        Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
     }
 
-    const ConfigurationType& BuildType::config() const
+    const ConfigurationType::type& type::config() const
     {
         return this->m_config;
     }
 
-    const LinkageType& BuildType::linkage() const
+    const LinkageType::type& type::linkage() const
     {
         return this->m_linkage;
     }
 
-    std::regex BuildType::crt_regex() const
+    const std::regex& type::crt_regex() const
     {
-        const std::regex r(this->m_crt_regex_as_string, std::regex_constants::icase);
-        return r;
+        static const std::regex REGEX_DEBUG_STATIC(R"(/DEFAULTLIB:LIBCMTD)", std::regex_constants::icase);
+        static const std::regex REGEX_DEBUG_DYNAMIC(R"(/DEFAULTLIB:MSVCRTD)", std::regex_constants::icase);
+        static const std::regex REGEX_RELEASE_STATIC(R"(/DEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT[^D])", std::regex_constants::icase);
+        static const std::regex REGEX_RELEASE_DYNAMIC(R"(/DEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT[^D])", std::regex_constants::icase);
+
+        switch (backing_enum)
+        {
+            case BuildType::DEBUG_STATIC:
+                return REGEX_DEBUG_STATIC;
+            case BuildType::DEBUG_DYNAMIC:
+                return REGEX_DEBUG_DYNAMIC;
+            case BuildType::RELEASE_STATIC:
+                return REGEX_RELEASE_STATIC;
+            case BuildType::RELEASE_DYNAMIC:
+                return REGEX_RELEASE_DYNAMIC;
+            default:
+                Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
+        }
     }
 
-    std::string BuildType::toString() const
+    const std::string& type::toString() const
     {
-        const std::string s = Strings::format("[%s,%s]", to_string(this->m_config), to_string(this->m_linkage));
-        return s;
-    }
+        static const std::string NAME_DEBUG_STATIC("Debug,Static");
+        static const std::string NAME_DEBUG_DYNAMIC("Debug,Dynamic");
+        static const std::string NAME_RELEASE_STATIC("Release,Static");
+        static const std::string NAME_RELEASE_DYNAMIC("Release,Dynamic");
 
-    bool operator==(const BuildType& lhs, const BuildType& rhs)
-    {
-        return lhs.config() == rhs.config() && lhs.linkage() == rhs.linkage();
-    }
-
-    bool operator!=(const BuildType& lhs, const BuildType& rhs)
-    {
-        return !(lhs == rhs);
+        switch (backing_enum)
+        {
+            case BuildType::DEBUG_STATIC:
+                return NAME_DEBUG_STATIC;
+            case BuildType::DEBUG_DYNAMIC:
+                return NAME_DEBUG_DYNAMIC;
+            case BuildType::RELEASE_STATIC:
+                return NAME_RELEASE_STATIC;
+            case BuildType::RELEASE_DYNAMIC:
+                return NAME_RELEASE_DYNAMIC;
+            default:
+                Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.cpp
index 9c3499cac3..990b10a37c 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "PostBuildLint_ConfigurationType.h"
-#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Enums.h"
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::ConfigurationType
 {
-    std::string to_string(const ConfigurationType& conf)
+    static const std::string NULLVALUE_STRING = Enums::nullvalue_toString(ENUM_NAME);
+
+    static const std::string NAME_DEBUG = "Debug";
+    static const std::string NAME_RELEASE = "Release";
+
+    const std::string& type::toString() const
     {
-        switch (conf)
+        switch (this->backing_enum)
         {
-            case ConfigurationType::DEBUG:
-                return "Debug";
-            case ConfigurationType::RELEASE:
-                return "Release";
-            default:
-                Checks::unreachable();
+        case ConfigurationType::DEBUG:
+            return NAME_DEBUG;
+        case ConfigurationType::RELEASE:
+            return NAME_RELEASE;
+        case ConfigurationType::NULLVALUE:
+            return NULLVALUE_STRING;
+        default:
+            Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.cpp
index 8a3f35be8a..6d2c2c9359 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PostBuildLint_LinkageType.cpp
@@ -1,34 +1,41 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "PostBuildLint_LinkageType.h"
-#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Enums.h"
 
-namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
+namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint::LinkageType
 {
-    LinkageType linkage_type_value_of(const std::string& as_string)
+    static const std::string NULLVALUE_STRING = Enums::nullvalue_toString(ENUM_NAME);
+
+    static const std::string NAME_DYNAMIC = "dynamic";
+    static const std::string NAME_STATIC = "static";
+
+    const std::string& type::toString() const
     {
-        if (as_string == "dynamic")
+        switch (this->backing_enum)
+        {
+        case LinkageType::DYNAMIC:
+            return NAME_DYNAMIC;
+        case LinkageType::STATIC:
+            return NAME_STATIC;
+        case LinkageType::NULLVALUE:
+            return NULLVALUE_STRING;
+        default:
+            Enums::unreachable(ENUM_NAME);
+        }
+    }
+
+    type value_of(const std::string& as_string)
+    {
+        if (as_string == NAME_DYNAMIC)
         {
             return LinkageType::DYNAMIC;
         }
 
-        if (as_string == "static")
+        if (as_string == NAME_STATIC)
         {
             return LinkageType::STATIC;
         }
 
-        return LinkageType::UNKNOWN;
-    }
-
-    std::string to_string(const LinkageType& build_info)
-    {
-        switch (build_info)
-        {
-        case LinkageType::STATIC:
-            return "static";
-        case LinkageType::DYNAMIC:
-            return "dynamic";
-        default:
-            Checks::unreachable();
-        }
+        return LinkageType::NULLVALUE;
     }
 }